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We all appreciate a good pun––but, sometimes, far, is just too far.In an attempt to be punny (and spooky?), McDonald’s launched a Halloween promotion for a <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/mcdonalds-apologizes-for-sundae-bloody-sundae-advert/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-tries-to-be-epically-punny-and-it-epically-backfires-2711474" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">“Sundae Bloody Sundae” ice cream that was available in Portugal</a>, that was cancelled faster than the sundae could melt.&nbsp;According to <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/31/mcdonalds-apologizes-for-sundae-bloody-sundae-halloween-promotion.html?recirc=taboolainternal&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-tries-to-be-epically-punny-and-it-epically-backfires-2711474" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CNBC</a>, the two-for-one Sundae Bloody Sundae promotion, which referenced the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_(1972)?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-tries-to-be-epically-punny-and-it-epically-backfires-2711474" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Bloody Sunday</a> massacre during the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland,was seen as insensitive to the masses, causing tons of social media backlash for the brand. Bloody Sunday took place January 30, 1972 when “when 13 people were killed (a 14th died some months later as a result of his injuries) after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/14/bloody-sunday-the-victims?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-tries-to-be-epically-punny-and-it-epically-backfires-2711474" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">British soldiers opened fire</a> on demonstrators at a civil rights march in Derry/Londonderry,” the article said. Save the spelling of “Sunday” and “Sundae”, The McDonald’s promotion shares a name with the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4vblG6BVQ&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-tries-to-be-epically-punny-and-it-epically-backfires-2711474" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">song by U2</a>.Good one, Mickey D’s, good one.&nbsp;Many consumers took to social media to express their thoughts on the promotion. One twitter user said “On the scale of epic #prfail, this has to be up there with <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/pepsi-ad-kendall-jenner-echoes-black-lives-matter-sparks-anger-n742811?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-tries-to-be-epically-punny-and-it-epically-backfires-2711474" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">@KylieJenner’s Pepsi ad</a>”—which, while we’re talking about fails, was actually the work of older sister, Kendall.&nbsp;McDonald’s was quick to apologize, releasing a statement that said “the Portugal ads were not intended to be an ‘insensitive reference to any historical event’ and the brand ‘sincerely apologize[s] for any offence or distress this may have caused.’”&nbsp;Bono is shaking his head in utter disbelief.&nbsp;Read the full CNBC article <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/31/mcdonalds-apologizes-for-sundae-bloody-sundae-halloween-promotion.html?recirc=taboolainternal&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=mcdonalds-tries-to-be-epically-punny-and-it-epically-backfires-2711474" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a>.&nbsp;

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